Asking about longevity

Smoky river, thick fog, on a small spiritual boat.

Shui Yanluo was rowing at the bow, Xie Liu was holding a sword, standing at the stern, staring at Mo Hua and the other two with a gloomy face.

Ouyang Feng was healing, Hua Qianqian pursed her lips tightly, her eyes a little uneasy.

Mo Hua, on the other hand, looked curiously, looking left and right, as if he was looking at the scenery on both sides of the river during an outing.

However, it was night, and the fog was thick.

There was no scenery around for him to see.

Mo Hua asked: "Hey, where are we going?"

Xie Liu's forehead jumped.

Mo Hua's relaxed and happy look made him angry.

It was as if among this group of people, Shui Yanluo was the boatman, he was the guard holding a sword, and Mo Hua was the young man on the trip, asking where to go for fun.

This damn kid, does he know his current situation?

He has no idea at all?

Xie Liu really wanted to kill him with a sword.

But he can't kill him now.

He does need a few hostages, and he needs to take a few living people with him to that place in case of emergency.

Xie Liu suppressed his murderous intent and could only let Mo Hua jump in front of him temporarily.

Seeing that Xie Liu ignored him, Mo Hua turned his head and looked at the bow again.

Shui Yanluo was rowing.

Mo Hua stared at Shui Yanluo for a while and said, "You obviously only have one arm, but you row the boat very well. Did you often row for others before?"

Shui Yanluo took a deep breath and said coldly:

"You'd better shut up."

Mo Hua said, "It's so dull here. Don't you feel bored if you don't talk?"

Shui Yanluo didn't understand how this kid could survive in the cultivation world for so long?

From childhood to adulthood, did no one really want to kill him?

Shui Yanluo calmed down and continued to row.

Mo Hua was bored, so he leaned on the edge of the boat, stretched his hand on the water and rowed to see if he could meet a small silver fish in the water to tell him a little secret.

Ouyang Feng looked at Mo Hua silently, sighing in his heart.

His heart is firm, he is calm in every major event, and he is not confused in the face of danger.

Perhaps this is the spirit that people who seek immortals and ask for the way should have.

When three people walk together, there must be one who is my teacher.

Although Junior Brother Mo is young, there are really many things worth learning from him...

Hua Qianqian, who was standing by, also looked at Mo Hua secretly with her eyes rolling, and for some reason, she felt a lot more at ease.

The group drove quietly in the fog.

Only the sound of Mo Hua splashing the water with his hands echoed quietly.

After an unknown period of time, Mo Hua, who had not yet called the little silver fish, suddenly sank in his heart. He looked up and saw a huge, hazy object looming in the fog in front of him.

A strange breath slowly spread.

"This is..."

Mo Hua's pupils shrank slightly, and his heart tightened a little.

Sensing the breath ahead, Shui Yanluo hesitated for a while, but he thought that the matter of Yanzhi Boat had been exposed, and a large number of monks from Daoting Division were behind him. At this time, the smoke and water were vast, and the only place to hide was the place in front of him.

Shui Yanluo gritted his teeth, drove the spirit boat, and continued to sail forward.

After a stick of incense, the spirit boat was getting closer and closer.

The hazy and huge object in the fog also slowly emerged.

It was a big temple.

It was a lonely temple built on the water out of thin air, like a huge water beast.

Mo Hua showed a "shocked" look, and asked Shui Yanluo nervously:

"This... what is this place? How could such a big temple be built on the water?"

Shui Yanluo sneered.

Little ghost, you are scared now.

What place?

This big temple is a place where you, the damn little ghost, can never return.

Shui Yanluo thought, still looking indifferent on the surface, "You will know when you go in."

Then Shui Yanluo drove the spirit boat all the way to the front of the temple. There was a long staircase in front of the temple, extending from the temple gate all the way down to the water's edge.

Shui Yanluo jumped onto the staircase and looked back at Mo Hua and the other two.

Mo Hua did not move.

Xie Liu pointed the tip of his sword at him and ordered, "Go up honestly."

"Go up if you want to... Uncle Gu's defeated general, not good at beating Jindan, but good at bullying foundation building..." Mo Hua muttered.

Xie Liu's face twitched.

Seeing that he was about to get angry, Mo Hua immediately jumped up and jumped onto the shore.

Ouyang Feng and Hua Qianqian naturally followed Mo Hua.

Finally, it was Xie Liu, who tied up the spirit boat and went up the staircase.

Then Shui Yanluo was still in the front, and Xie Liu, the Jindan, was behind, "hostage" Mo Hua and the other two, and walked along the long staircase towards the interior of the magnificent temple.

When he walked to the temple, Mo Hua looked up and saw the red walls and golden tiles that had gone through countless storms. Above the high eaves of the gate, there was a large plaque hanging.

On the large plaque, the handwriting was simple and natural, and three large characters were engraved:

Dragon King Temple.

Dragon King...

Mo Hua was shocked.

He had only heard that there were many mythical beasts in this world, such as real dragons and real phoenixes, unicorns to ward off evil spirits, the four saints and four evil beasts, etc.

But he only thought these were rumors of cultivation handed down from ancient times, and so far, he had never seen them with his own eyes.

But now, there is a "Dragon King Temple" in front of him.

Even if it is not a real dragon, but just a river dragon, it is estimated to be extraordinary.

Mo Hua was thinking, but Shui Yanluo looked around and frowned, "Where is the temple keeper?"

Xie Liu released his consciousness and his eyes froze, "Transferred away?"

Shui Yanluo shook his head slightly, "Unlikely... This is an important place, how can it be unguarded?"

Xie Liu nodded slightly.

Shui Yanluo looked at the temple door again, his eyes darkened slightly, "I always feel that this temple seems to be different from before. The yin and evil spirits are stronger..."

Xie Liu sensed it, but he didn't practice eye skills and knew nothing about souls. He didn't feel anything unusual, so he frowned and said:

"Now that things have come to an end, let's go in and take a look. It's foggy outside the temple, so we can't stay long."

"Yeah." Shui Yanluo nodded.

He took out a fish bone token, cut his finger, dripped blood on the token, then embedded the token into the mouth of the bronze statue of a monster in front of the temple, bent down and said respectfully:

"The servant is here to make an 'offering' for the Lord."

There was no movement at the temple gate.

Shui Yanluo didn't dare to make any move.

Xie Liu also held his breath and concentrated.

Only the ink painting looked at the temple door expectantly.

After a while, the voice that seemed to be Shui Yanluo reached somewhere and received a response.

Outside the temple gate, blood flashed on the fish bone token.

The bronze statue of the water demon with the fish bones in its mouth trembled, and the eyes of the bronze statue emitted an eerie green light. Then with a dull sound of "bang", the ancient gate of the Dragon King Temple slowly opened.

Shui Yanluo slowly stood up straight. After looking at each other and Xie Liu, he said to Mo Hua and the others:

"Go in..."

"However, I would like to advise you." Shui Yanluo looked at Mo Hua with a bad look, "Don't be clever, otherwise, I would rather not have that thing, and it will kill you."

"Hmm," Mo Hua said perfunctorily.

He didn't believe that Shui Yanluo would not want the box.

Shui Yanluo's abilities, especially the techniques of turning evil spirits and the Blood Hell Eye Technique, all rely on the Water Prison Forbidden Box to cultivate.

Without the confinement box, he would not be able to make any progress in his abilities in this life.

What's more, this box is a secret secret from the head of the Water Prison Sect. There are probably other good things in it, but it can't be opened for the time being.

It’s strange that Shui Yanluo is willing to give up...

Mo Hua said silently in his heart.

Then Shui Yanluo took the lead and walked towards the Dragon King Temple.

Mo Hua followed, but before crossing the threshold, he hesitated.

Hidden in the palm of his sleeve, he held a secret copper coin.

Mo Hua wanted to calculate the good or bad luck of this trip.

But he had a hunch in his heart that he must not calculate it. As long as he calculated it, it would be perceived by others and it would cause trouble.

Mo Hua rubbed the copper coins, restrained the urge to calculate, put the coins away, and slowly stepped across the threshold of the Dragon King Temple.

In this way, the group walked into the depths of the Dragon King Temple.

After a while, blood appeared in the thick fog.

The door of the Dragon King Temple slowly closed, like a huge monster closing its bloody mouth...

…

On the rouge boat.

The battle has basically been settled.

The monks on the rouge boat, whether they were children of aristocratic families or sects, were suddenly shocked by the ink painting at the spring night.

Then the sea of ​​​​fire spread, and when he fled in a hurry, he encountered the monks from Daotingsi again, and there was almost no resistance left.

Daotingsi will arrest those who are stubborn and will not show mercy.

At this time, we are basically dealing with the aftermath.

But there is one person who is an exception, that is Ye Hong.

He was brought to Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi by Daotingsi's people.

Ye Hong sent a letter saying:

"A young master came here on my boat. Before leaving, he gave me this letter. He said that when he was interrogated by the Daoting Secretary, he gave this letter to a Diansi named Gu to clear up the misunderstanding and avoid any misunderstandings. Go get some trouble."

Dianji named Gu...

Xia Diansi glanced at Gu Changhuai.

Gu Changhuai looked calm, took the letter, glanced at it, and raised his eyebrows.

The letter was indeed written in ink, and simply read:

"Uncle Gu, this man's name is Ye Hong. He is Senior Sister Ye Jin's father. He is not a bad person."

Seeing that Xia Diansi looked a little unhappy, Gu Changhuai showed her the letter again. After reading it, Xia Diansi nodded, pondered for a moment and said to Ye Hong:

"I know about this, but...even though you don't know the inside story of Rouge Boat, and you are not involved in the activities inside, there is indeed one ship in the Rouge Boat that belongs to you. You still have to follow us on a trip to the road. Court Secretary, please explain the whole story, record a confession, press the spiritual contract, and follow the rules."

Ye Hong breathed a sigh of relief, cupped his hands and said:

"It's natural."

"Okay, you go down first." Xia Diansi said.

"Yes," Ye Hong bowed his hands, but looked a little hesitant, and asked in a low voice, "I don't know where that young master is now..."

The rouge boat exploded and filled the air with fire. Ye Hong searched for a long time, but still couldn't find Mo Hua, and he couldn't help but feel worried.

He didn't know that Mo Hua was responsible for the explosion, so he was worried that Mo Hua would be affected.

Gu Changhuai said: "You don't have to worry, he should be fine."

With his shrewd ink painting, it would be strange if the formation he set up by himself exploded.

"Yes." Ye Hong saluted.

He is only at the peak of foundation building and comes from a third-grade family. When facing Gu Changhuai, the Dao Ting Si Dian Si at the Golden Core Realm, he is naturally respectful.

Ye Hong turned around and left, but when he walked to the door, he bumped into someone and was startled.

"Xiao Zhisi?"

Xiao Tianquan saw something strange in his eyes when he saw Ye Hong, but he quickly covered it up and nodded in greeting:

"Elder Ye."

When Gu Changhuai saw this, his eyes narrowed slightly, "Do you know each other?"

Ye Hong said: "Our Ye family is a third-grade family in Yanshui City. Xiao Zhisi once stayed in Yanshui City for some time due to official duties. By chance, he met Ye several times and developed some friendship. "

Xiao Tianquan also raised his hand and said: "I was at Ye's house before. Thank you Elder Ye for the hospitality, but..."

Xiao Tianquan's eyes flashed and he asked, "Elder Ye, why are you here?"

"This... it's hard to say..." Ye Hong sighed, seeing that this was not the time to speak, he said, "Mr. Xiao is busy with business, so I won't bother you anymore. If I have the opportunity, I will continue to serve as a landlord." , give Mr. Xiao a good treat."

Xiao Tianquan cupped his fists and said, "Thank you, Elder Ye."

The relationship between the two seems to be pretty good.

When Gu Changhuai saw this, he didn't care.

The monks of Daotingsi have their respective duties on the surface, but privately, they inevitably have some personal relationships.

After Ye Hong left, Xiao Tianquan reported:

"Xia Diansi and Gu Diansi have all been taken care of."

"The fire was extinguished, and all the monks who fell into the water were saved. Those who could not be saved died in the mouth of the water monster."

"Those who were injured by the formation were also treated with elixirs. Together with the others, they were tied up with spirit-binding chains and kept on Daotingsi's ship. After they returned, their identities were verified and they were released."

"Some key figures have also been arrested one by one and recorded."

"But, Shui Yanluo is missing..."

Xiao Tianquan's eyes were a little solemn.

While talking, another person came outside the door.

This man was wearing the robe of a Taoist official, with a strong aura and strong steps. He was also a golden elixir monk, but his eyes were slightly narrowed and his face was smiling.

This person is Xiao Diansi.

Before Mo Hua, he was nicknamed "Smiling Tiger".

Xiao Diansi entered the room, briefly greeted Gu Changhuai and Xia Diansi, and then said:

"I asked about it and checked it out. There is a golden elixir on this ship."

"This Jindan cultivator, whose surname is Xie Mingliu, was previously an inner disciple of Guishui Sect. He has quite a lot of qualifications. After a few more years, he will be promoted to an 'elder'."

"But he is very close to Duan Jinmen. He was previously involved in a case related to Duan Jinmen's direct relationship."

"This case is neither big nor small, but it is still a fault to some extent and has brought shame to Guishui Sect. Therefore, Xie Liu was expelled from the sect."

"But I didn't expect that after he was expelled from the sect, he would still do these dirty jobs behind the scenes."

"Guishuimen is really... the sect is unfortunate..."

Xiao Diansi narrowed his eyes and sighed.

Gu Changhuai's expression was a little strange.

He knew in his heart that Xie Liu might be doing dirty work, but this dirty work belonged to Guishuimen. To be honest, Guishuimen was even dirtier.

But since we are all Tonji, we must still say something for the sake of publicity.

"This Xie Liu seems to have escaped..."

Xiao Diansi continued, "I tortured several people and got some clues from their mouths."

"According to them, an unknown party secretly set up a formation in Rouge Zhou, and then suddenly exploded and the fire spread. Xie Liu, who was in the Jindan realm, and the wanted 'Shui Yama', held three young monks hostage and went to Went deep into the thick fog..."

Gu Changhuai frowned, "Holding..."

He glanced at Xia Diansi. The two looked at each other with serious expressions.

"Xie Liu must be brought to justice, and Shui Yanluo can't let him escape anymore. Let's do this. Gu Diansi and I will chase him. I'll ask Xiao Diansi to help deal with the aftermath of Yanzhi Zhou." Xia Diansi said.

"Xia Diansi's move is very good, but..." Xiao Diansi squinted his eyes and couldn't see his emotions, but his tone revealed a bit of worry:

"I'm afraid it won't be safe for the two of you to go... Xie Liu has a bad behavior, and Shui Yanluo has a cunning character, so it's not easy to deal with him."

"What's more, they were desperate and fled deep into the fog, which shows that there is probably a shelter for evil heretics deep in the fog. It is not impossible that other evil cultivators of golden elixirs are hiding inside..."

Xiao Diansi said in a blink of an eye, "Of course, Xia Diansi and Gu Diansi have profound cultivation, wisdom and courage. They are also leaders in the talented Daoting Division. Naturally, they are not afraid of these evil heretics."

"But because of this, if you two encounter an accident or make any mistakes, it will definitely be a great loss to our Qianxue Dao Tingsi. Please be careful and think twice before you act..."

Xiao Diansi has been immersed in Daotingsi for many years, and among other things, his speaking skills are evident.

Xia Diansi said: "Then what Xiao Diansi should do according to what he sees?"

Xiao Diansi muttered: "In that case, why not... I go with you two. The lion fights the rabbit with all his strength, and the three golden elixirs are shot at the same time. Even though Xie Liu and Shui Yanluo have three heads and six arms, they are determined to overthrow the rabbit. It’s too bad…”

Xia Diansi was a little worried, "But, this Rouge Zhou..."

Xiao Diansi said: "The matter of Rouge Boat has been taken care of. Daotingsi will send someone to take over later. Everything after that will be trivial and we don't need to worry about it."

"On the other hand, it's Xie Liu's side. Time is urgent. If we don't catch up, I'm afraid we won't be able to catch up."

Xia Diansi thought for a moment and nodded slowly.

In this case, it is indeed better for all three people to go.

What's more, Xia Diansi also knew in his heart that although Xiao Diansi kept his attitude very low, in terms of position, everyone was Diansi. On the surface, she was the leader because of the Xia family's face.

In fact, she has no power to give orders to other officers.

Xiao Diansi had already given her enough face by lowering his posture, so it was difficult for her to refuse.

"Okay, let's go together and arrest Xie Liu and Shui Yanluo together." Xia Diansi said.

As soon as she finished speaking, Xiao Tianquan in the room also bowed and said:

"Xia Diansi, I am not talented, but I also want to go with you."

"You?" Xia Diansi was slightly stunned.

Xiao Tianquan said righteously:

"Shui Yanluo is extremely evil and everyone can kill him. Last time I let him run away, I couldn't sleep or eat. This time I will definitely bring him to justice. Please help me."

Xia Diansi glanced at Xiao Tianquan, thought about what her uncle had told her before, and nodded:

"Okay, you go too."

"Yes." Xiao Tianquan bowed.

Gu Changhuai only thought that Xiao Tianquan was eager to make a contribution, and didn't take it to heart.

On the contrary, Xiao Diansi, who was standing aside, looked at Xiao Tianquan with a trace of indifference and a trace of hostility.

Afterwards, Daotingsi prepared a spirit boat.

Gu Changhuai, Xia Diansi, Xiao Diansi of the Xiao family, and Xiao Tianquan, rode the spirit boat together and headed into the depths of the thick fog.

As they walked, Xiao Diansi, who had been squinting his eyes and smiling with a fake smile, turned his head to look at the messy Rouge Boat, which was mixed with blood and fire and had not yet burned out, and his eyes slightly opened.

The sea of ​​blood was reflected in his eyes.

A trace of evil spirit flowed between them.

…

In the Dragon King Temple.

Mo Hua and his group were still walking into the temple.

The temple was very spacious, with high walls and flying eaves, and it was very imposing, but along the way, it was empty, dead silent, and there was no movement.

Shui Yanluo and Xie Liu felt more and more that something was wrong as they walked.

Even Mo Hua felt a little uneasy in his heart.

Walking to a hall, Shui Yanluo hesitated for a moment, stepped forward and knocked on the door, saying:

"Mr. Wu, I'm here with 'offerings'."

There was no response from inside the door.

"Mr. Wu?"

Shui Yanluo frowned.

"Where are the people in the temple? Where did they go?"

"Mr. Wu, are you there?"

"Mr. Wu..."

Shui Yanluo's voice became lower and lower, and his mood became more and more solemn.

At this moment, there was a dripping sound. Shui Yanluo's expression froze, and he took a few steps back and left the place.

At the same time, something fell from the beam and fell to the ground.

Everyone looked closely.

It was a bloody corpse.